Leo Genn
Date of birth: 1905-08-09
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Leo John Genn
Biography
Leo John Genn (9 August 1905 – 26 January 1978) was an English actor and barrister. Signified by his relaxed charm and smooth, "black velvet" voice, he had a lengthy career in theatre, film, television, and radio; often playing aristocratic or gentlemanly, sophisticate roles. Born to a Jewish family in London, Genn was educated as a lawyer and was a practicing barrister until after World War II, in which he served in the Royal Artillery as a Lieutenant-Colonel. He began his acting career at The Old Vic and made his film debut in 1935, starring in a total of 85 screen roles until his death in 1978. For his portrayal of Petronius in the 1951 Hollywood epic Quo Vadis, he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo Genn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968-01-07
In this Dan Curtis production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Jack Palance stars as Dr. Henry
Moby Dick
1956-06-27
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford.
Ten Little Indians
1965-07-31
Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn't show
Quo Vadis
1951-11-08
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lyg
The Longest Day
1962-09-25
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the
55 Days at Peking
1963-05-06
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the Internati
Blackmail
1955-07-19
An atmospheric tale about a national blackmail organization, where no one can be trusted.
The Velvet Touch
1948-07-13
After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.
The Way Ahead
1944-06-09
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and
Green for Danger
1946-12-07
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was t
The Bloody Judge
1970-02-05
In 1685 England, an overzealous Lord Chancellor condemns various rebels and "witches" to satisfy his
Circus of Fear
1966-04-29
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
The Snake Pit
1948-11-04
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arr
The Wooden Horse
1950-10-16
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
The Magic Box
1952-01-01
Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young a
The Silent One
1973-02-10
Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparen
Life of Adolf Hitler
1961-09-01
Carefully chronicling in great detail the early years of Hitler's political life until his fall as t
Plymouth Adventure
1952-11-28
During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captai
The Red Beret
1953-08-11
Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wan
Die Screaming Marianne
1971-08-13
After their parents divorce, one daughter lives with her mother in England while the other lives wit
Escape by Night
1960-07-31
In Nazi-occupied Rome, a beautiful bootlegger, to the chagrin of her lover, gives sanctuary to three
The Steel Bayonet
1958-02-01
Tunis, 1943. Battle-weary troops of Company C have orders to occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse. T
Personal Affair
1953-10-20
A schoolgirl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves
Mrs. Miniver
1960-01-07
A British housewife faces up to the harsh realities of the Second World War.
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953-04-01
In the spring of 1945, World War II is coming to a close. Roger Halyard, a dignified, strait-laced E
Lady Chatterley's Lover
1955-12-07
After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for he
The Green Scarf
1954-08-25
A deaf, dumb and blind man, Jacques Vauthier (Kieron Moore), confesses to committing a murder, appar
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
1952-09-10
A compulsive gambler stumbles towards losing everything when Merle Oberon decides to save him from h
I Accuse!
1958-03-05
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason an
Connecting Rooms
1970-05-01
Explores the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house in London. Based on the
Tank Force!
1958-04-22
During World War II, members of a British tank unit in northern Africa are captured and held prisone
The Rat
1937-11-11
Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumm
Tunisian Victory
1944-03-23
Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the North African campaign.
The Miniver Story
1950-10-26
The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-W
Too Hot to Handle
1960-12-01
A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho dis
You Are Free, Dr. Korczak
1975-04-09
Based on the biography of the Polish doctor and educator Janusz Korczak, the film retells the last p
The Return of the Vikings
1944-11-13
British war documentary
No Place for Jennifer
1950-01-17
A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.
London Belongs to Me
1948-11-05
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938
Jump for Glory
1937-01-01
A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.
Kate Plus Ten
1938-03-17
Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike Pemberton
Frightmare
1974-11-05
In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she fo
The MacKintosh Man
1973-11-08
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be cau
Endless Night
1972-10-05
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy,
I Went Back
1950-10-01
Leo Genn revisits some of the cities he served in during WWII.
Elizabeth Is Queen
1953-06-02
This spectacular 1953 documentary, released in cinemas, records the events of Elizabeth II's coronat
The Immortal Land
1958-01-01
Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.
The Undefeated
1950-12-31
Looking at how soldiers injured and disabled during WWII would be helped to live as normal a life as
Girl in the News
1940-08-28
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse i
Contraband
1940-05-11
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spie
The Delhi Way
1964-01-01
A documentary of Delhi, it scans the city's historic past that includes successive Afghan, Moghul, a
Ten Days in Paris
1940-06-01
Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in
Beyond Mombasa
1956-10-29
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944-06-20
Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glou
Henry V
1944-11-24
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of
The Titanic Incident
1955-12-28
A married pair of gamblers try to fleece a wealthy British nobleman while sailing on the Titanic's f
Accused
1936-12-18
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for
Dangerous Medicine
1938-07-23
After a young girl is jailed for a murder she didn't commit, a doctor helps her escape to capture th
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947-11-19
Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tyco
The Young Mr. Pitt
1942-09-21
This biopic tells the story of the life of Pitt The Younger, who became Prime Minister of Great Brit
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
1971-02-18
Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dre
The Dream Doctor
1936-01-01
A British drama film directed by Widgey R. Newman
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
1964-09-17
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world.
Caesar and Cleopatra
1945-12-11
The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
1945-12-03
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassi
Khartoum
1966-06-09
English General Charles George Gordon is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the
French Communique
1940-01-02
Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."
Theirs Is the Glory
1946-10-13
Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle.
The Bells Go Down
1943-05-16
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service)
Pygmalion
1938-10-06
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli
Law and Disorder
1940-07-06
On the eve of WWII a young defence lawyer, assisted by his wife, invaigles his way into a gang of fo
Tonight in Britain
1954-01-01
A short survey of British entertainment and London attractions photographed at Edinburgh, Stratford
Power for All
1951-01-01
Part of a six part series, this BAFTA Special award nominated documentary looking at the building of
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970-06-25
Set in 1923, a British author named Marie Stopes is having quite the tumultuous life until one day s
You'll Never See Me Again
1959-08-16
A woman vanishes after exclaiming to her husband, "You'll never see me again!" He is then finds hims